DOPPLER  ULTRASOUND

A Doppler ultrasound is an imaging test that uses sound waves to show blood moving through blood vessels.

INDICATIONS FOR DOPPLER ULTRASOUND:

• deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein deep inside your body (usually in the leg or hip regions)

• superficial thrombophlebitis, an inflammation of the veins due to a blood clot in a vein just below the skin’s surface

• arteriosclerosis, a narrowing and hardening of the arteries that supply blood to the legs and feet

• thromboangiitis obliterans, a rare disease in which the blood vessels of the hands and feet become inflamed and swollen

• vascular tumors in your arms or legs